JASPER COUNTY – A Laurel man faces a long list of charges after leading authorities on a high speed chase on Monday.
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Monday night, at around 7:35pm, deputies attempted to stop a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado for speeding near the Marshall County Line going northbound. The driver of the Colorado failed to stop, and a subsequent vehicle pursuit began.
The pursuit took deputies into Marshall County, looping around Laurel before heading back southbound, where a Jasper County deputy successfully deployed his stop sticks, puncturing one of the tires. Nevertheless, the vehicle continued, reaching top speeds of 100mph while ignoring numerous stop signs.
At approximately 7:54pm, the Colorado was involved in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of 290th Street and Parker Avenue, northwest of Laurel. The driver, who was identified as 34-year-old Zachary Hobbs of rural Laurel, was taken into custody without further incident and now faces more than a dozen charges, including:
- Operating while intoxicated (2nd offense)
- Carrying weapons while intoxicated
- Tampering with an interlock device
- Eluding – speeds over 25mph
- Speeding
- Failure to obey stop sign (10 counts)
- Failure to yield half the roadway
- Careless driving (3 counts)
- Reckless driving
- Failure to maintain control
- Failure to give continuous turn signal
- Unsafe entry onto sidewalk/road
Hobbs remains in the Jasper County Jail, where he is being held on a $14,175.70 bond awaiting his initial appearance in court. Authorities in Jasper County were assisted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office during this incident.
